"authority" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɔːˈθɒɹəti/ [UK], /ɔːˈθɒɹɪti/ [UK], /əˈθɔɹəti/ [US], /əˈθɑɹəti/ [US], /ɒːˈtɒɹɪti/ [obsolete] Audio: en-us-authority.ogg [US] Forms: authorities [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒɹɪti Etymology: From Middle English auctorite, autorite (“authority, book or quotation that settles an argument”), from Old French auctorité, from Latin stem of auctōritās (“invention, advice, opinion, influence, command”), from auctor (“master, leader, author”). For the presence of the h, compare the etymology of author. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|auctorite}} Middle English auctorite, {{m|enm|autorite||authority, book or quotation that settles an argument}} autorite (“authority, book or quotation that settles an argument”), {{der|en|fro|auctorité}} Old French auctorité, {{der|en|la|-}} Latin, {{m|la|auctōritās||invention, advice, opinion, influence, command}} auctōritās (“invention, advice, opinion, influence, command”), {{m|la|auctor||master, leader, author}} auctor (“master, leader, author”), {{m|en|author}} author Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} authority (countable and uncountable, plural authorities)
  1. (uncountable) Power or right to make or enforce rules or give orders; or a position having such power or right. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: command, rulership, sovereignty Translations (power to enforce rules or give orders): gesag (Afrikaans), autoritet (Albanian), ἐξουσία (exousía) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), ἀρχή (arkhḗ) (Ancient Greek), سُلْطَة (sulṭa) [feminine] (Arabic), autoridat [feminine] (Aragonese), հեղինակություն (heġinakutʿyun) (Armenian), hakimiyyət (Azerbaijani), дәүләт (dəwlət) (Bashkir), хөкүмәт (xökümət) (Bashkir), ула́да (uláda) [feminine] (Belarusian), власт (vlast) [feminine] (Bulgarian), авторите́т (avtoritét) [masculine] (Bulgarian), autoritat [feminine] (Catalan), دەسەڵات (desellat) (Central Kurdish), بەردەستی (berdestî) (Central Kurdish), 權力 (Chinese Mandarin), 权力 (quánlì) (Chinese Mandarin), 權威 (Chinese Mandarin), 权威 (quánwēi) (Chinese Mandarin), awtorita [masculine] (Cornish), autorita [feminine] (Czech), myndighed [common-gender] (Danish), bevoegdheid [feminine] (Dutch), gezag [neuter] (Dutch), aŭtoritato (Esperanto), võim (Estonian), ŋusẽ (Ewe), auktoriteetti (Finnish), käskyvalta (Finnish), vaikutusvalta (Finnish), valta (Finnish), autorité [feminine] (French), autoridade [feminine] (Galician), უფლებამოსილება (uplebamosileba) (Georgian), ხელისუფლება (xelisupleba) (Georgian), ძალაუფლება (ʒalaupleba) (Georgian), რწმუნებულება (rc̣munebuleba) (Georgian), Autorität [feminine] (German), 𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌳𐌿𐍆𐌽𐌹 (waldufni) [neuter] (Gothic), εξουσία (exousía) [feminine] (Greek), αρχή (archí) [feminine] (Greek), סַמְכוּת (samkhút) [feminine] (Hebrew), אוֹטוֹרִיטָה (otorita) [feminine] (Hebrew), felhatalmazás (Hungarian), meghatalmazás (Hungarian), hatalom (Hungarian), tekintély (Hungarian), otoritas (Indonesian), kewenangan (Indonesian), autoritate (Interlingua), údarás [masculine] (Irish), urlámhas [masculine] (Irish), autorità [feminine] (Italian), 権力 (kenryoku) (alt: けんりょく) (Japanese), 権威 (ken'i) (alt: けんい) (Japanese), 強権 (kyōken) (alt: きょうけん) (Japanese), 권력 (gwollyeok) (alt: 權力) (Korean), 권능 (gwonneung) (alt: 權能) (Korean), бийлик (biylik) (Kyrgyz), чоңдор (coŋdor) (Kyrgyz), башчы (başcı) (Kyrgyz), авторитет (avtoritet) (Kyrgyz), ыйгарым укук (ıygarım ukuk) (Kyrgyz), бедел (bedel) (Kyrgyz), кадыр (kadır) (Kyrgyz), кадыр-барк негиз (kadır-bark) (Kyrgyz), түп (tüp) (Kyrgyz), уруксат (uruksat) (Kyrgyz), авторитеттүүлүк (avtoritettüülük) (Kyrgyz), беделдүүлүк (bedeldüülük) (Kyrgyz), кадырлуулук (kadırluuluk) (Kyrgyz), билгич (bilgic) (Kyrgyz), auctōritās [feminine] (Latin), Autoritéit [feminine] (Luxembourgish), autoriti (Malay), അധികാരം (adhikāraṁ) (Malayalam), awtoritá (Maltese), yezi [class-9] (Maore Comorian), kanoi (Maori), whakaruruhau (Maori), manatū (Maori), po'aka (Mbyá Guaraní), auctorite (Middle English), ealdordōm [masculine] (Old English), autorytet [masculine] (Polish), powaga [feminine] (Polish), autoridade [feminine] (Portuguese), autoritate [feminine] (Romanian), власть (vlastʹ) [feminine] (Russian), ùghdarras [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), autorita [feminine] (Slovak), avtoriteta [feminine] (Slovene), autoridad [feminine] (Spanish), mamlaka (Swahili), auktoritet [common-gender] (Swedish), అధికారము (adhikāramu) (Telugu), อำนาจ (am-nâat) (Thai), otorite (Turkish), yetki (Turkish), вла́да (vláda) [feminine] (Ukrainian), quyền lực (alt: 權力) (Vietnamese), awdurdod [masculine] (Welsh), hashidilaa (Western Apache), אויטאָריטעט (oytoritet) [feminine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-authority-en-noun-S-Kr-IMv Disambiguation of 'power to enforce rules or give orders': 75 12 2 4 6 2
  2. (plural) Persons, regarded collectively, who occupy official positions of power; police or law enforcement. Tags: countable, plural, uncountable Translations (police or law enforcement collectively): autoritet (Albanian), իշխանություն (išxanutʿyun) (Armenian), ула́да (uláda) [feminine] (Belarusian), вла́сти (vlásti) [feminine, plural] (Bulgarian), 當局 (Chinese Mandarin), 当局 (dāngjú) (Chinese Mandarin), awtorita [masculine] (Cornish), autorita [feminine] (Czech), autoriteit [feminine] (Dutch), autoriteiten [feminine, plural, usually] (Dutch), gezag [neuter] (Dutch), overheid [feminine] (Dutch), instanco (Esperanto), võim (Estonian), viranomaiset (Finnish), autorité [feminine] (French), ხელისუფლება (xelisupleba) (Georgian), Autorität [feminine] (German), Behörde [feminine] (German), αρχές (archés) [feminine, plural] (Greek), רשויות (rashuyot) [feminine, plural] (Hebrew), hatóság (Hungarian), szakhatóság (Hungarian), felügyelet (Hungarian), főfelügyelet (Hungarian), otoritas (Indonesian), autoritate (Interlingua), údarás [masculine] (Irish), autorità [feminine] (Italian), 当局 (tōkyoku) (alt: とうきょく) (Japanese), 권력자 (gwollyeokja) (alt: 權力者) (Korean), pihak berkuasa (Malay), അധികാരികൾ (adhikārikaḷ) (Malayalam), awtoritarju [masculine] (Maltese), awtoritarja [feminine] (Maltese), styresmakt [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), styremakt [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), styremakt [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), styresmakt [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), aangoo (Oromo), władza [feminine] (Polish), autoridade [feminine] (Portuguese), autoritate [feminine] (Romanian), autorități [feminine, plural] (Romanian), власть (vlastʹ) [feminine] (Russian), вла́сти (vlásti) [feminine, plural, usually] (Russian), ùghdarras [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), avtoriteta [feminine] (Slovene), policía [feminine] (Spanish), autoridades [feminine, plural] (Spanish), fuerzas del orden [feminine, plural] (Spanish), mamlaka (Swahili), myndighet [common-gender] (Swedish), เจ้าหน้าที่ (jâao-nâa-tîi) (Thai), salahiyetliler [obsolete, plural, possibly] (Turkish), yetkililer [plural] (Turkish), вла́да (vláda) [feminine] (Ukrainian), awdurdod [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-authority-en-noun-Qa7P6CJr Disambiguation of 'police or law enforcement collectively': 5 80 3 3 6 2
  3. (countable) A reliable, definitive source of information on a subject. Tags: countable Translations (reliable source of information on a subject): gesaghebbende bron (Afrikaans), autoritet (Albanian), հեղինակություն (heġinakutʿyun) (Armenian), аўтарытэ́т (aŭtarytét) [masculine] (Belarusian), познава́ч (poznaváč) [masculine] (Bulgarian), авторите́т (avtoritét) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 權威 (Chinese Mandarin), 权威 (quánwēi) (Chinese Mandarin), awtorita [masculine] (Cornish), autorita [feminine] (Czech), autoriteit [feminine] (Dutch), asjatundja (Estonian), asiantuntija (Finnish), auktoriteetti (Finnish), autorité [feminine] (French), Autorität [feminine] (German), αυθεντία (afthentía) [feminine] (Greek), בר-סמכא (bar-samkha) [masculine] (Hebrew), tekintély (Hungarian), szaktekintély (Hungarian), autoritate (Interlingua), údarás [masculine] (Irish), autorità [feminine] (Italian), 権威 (ken'i) (alt: けんい) (Japanese), 권위자 (gwonwija) (alt: 權威者) (Korean), 권위 (gwonwi) (alt: 權威) (Korean), kanoi (Maori), autorytet [masculine] (Polish), arbiter [masculine] (Polish), powaga [feminine] (Polish), autoridade [feminine] (Portuguese), autoritate [feminine] (Romanian), авторите́т (avtoritét) [masculine] (Russian), ùghdarras [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), avtoriteta [feminine] (Slovene), autoridad [feminine] (Spanish), bilirkişi (Turkish), uzman (Turkish), yetkili (Turkish), авторите́т (avtorytét) [masculine] (Ukrainian), awdurdod [masculine] (Welsh), אויטאָריטעט (oytoritet) [masculine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-authority-en-noun-FZGk4QTO Disambiguation of 'reliable source of information on a subject': 2 6 59 26 5 2
  4. (uncountable) Status as a trustworthy source of information, reputation for mastery or expertise; or claim to such status or reputation. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: cred, gravitas Translations (reliability, trustworthiness, or expertise): autoridad [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-authority-en-noun-ri3RC43u Disambiguation of 'reliability, trustworthiness, or expertise': 7 13 18 38 18 6
  5. (uncountable) Official permission; authorisation to act in some capacity on behalf of a ruling entity. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Collectives Translations (permission or authorisation): autoridad [feminine] (Spanish), autorización (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-authority-en-noun-CDLdrKsr Disambiguation of Collectives: 10 17 3 9 39 21 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English spelling pronunciations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 23 6 16 29 12 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 9 16 6 14 48 7 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 18 14 13 39 8 Disambiguation of English spelling pronunciations: 12 18 5 12 43 11 Disambiguation of 'permission or authorisation': 6 12 7 10 60 6
  6. (countable) A government-owned agency that runs a revenue-generating activity for public benefit. Tags: countable Translations (government agency that runs a revenue-generating activity): адміністра́цыя (administrácyja) [feminine] (Belarusian), кіраўні́цтва (kiraŭníctva) [neuter] (Belarusian), laitos (Finnish), Behörde [feminine] (German), kormányzati hatóság (Hungarian), otoritas (Indonesian), údarás [masculine] (Irish), penguasa (Malay), pihak berkuasa (Malay), manatū (Maori), rangatōpū (Maori), администра́ция (administrácija) [feminine] (Russian), управле́ние (upravlénije) [neuter] (Russian), myndighet [common-gender] (Swedish), адміністра́ція (administrácija) [feminine] (Ukrainian), управлі́ння (upravlínnja) [neuter] (Ukrainian), керівни́цтво (kerivnýctvo) [neuter] (Ukrainian), awdurdod [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-authority-en-noun-6tLZ-ppy Disambiguation of 'government agency that runs a revenue-generating activity': 3 7 4 3 6 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: authourity, authoritie, autority, auctoritie [obsolete] Related terms: author, authoritarian, authoritative, authorization, have something on good authority

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          "word": "hashidilaa"
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          "code": "an",
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          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
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          "code": "hy",
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          "code": "az",
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          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "hakimiyyət"
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          "code": "ba",
          "lang": "Bashkir",
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          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "дәүләт"
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          "code": "ba",
          "lang": "Bashkir",
          "roman": "xökümət",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "хөкүмәт"
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        {
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          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "uláda",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "ула́да"
        },
        {
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "vlast",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "власт"
        },
        {
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "avtoritét",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "авторите́т"
        },
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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "autoritat"
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        {
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "權力"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "quánlì",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "权力"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "權威"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "quánwēi",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "权威"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "kw",
          "lang": "Cornish",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "awtorita"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "autorita"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "myndighed"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "bevoegdheid"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "gezag"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "aŭtoritato"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "võim"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "ee",
          "lang": "Ewe",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "ŋusẽ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "auktoriteetti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "käskyvalta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "vaikutusvalta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "valta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "autorité"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "autoridade"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "uplebamosileba",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "უფლებამოსილება"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "xelisupleba",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "ხელისუფლება"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ʒalaupleba",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "ძალაუფლება"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "rc̣munebuleba",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "რწმუნებულება"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Autorität"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "got",
          "lang": "Gothic",
          "roman": "waldufni",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌳𐌿𐍆𐌽𐌹"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "exousía",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "εξουσία"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "archí",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "αρχή"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "exousía",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ἐξουσία"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "arkhḗ",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "ἀρχή"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "samkhút",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "סַמְכוּת"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "otorita",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "אוֹטוֹרִיטָה"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "felhatalmazás"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "meghatalmazás"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "hatalom"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "tekintély"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "otoritas"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "kewenangan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "ia",
          "lang": "Interlingua",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "autoritate"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "údarás"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "urlámhas"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "autorità"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "alt": "けんりょく",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kenryoku",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "権力"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "alt": "けんい",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "ken'i",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "権威"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "alt": "きょうけん",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kyōken",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "強権"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "alt": "權力",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "gwollyeok",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "권력"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "alt": "權能",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "gwonneung",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "권능"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "roman": "desellat",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "دەسەڵات"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "roman": "berdestî",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "بەردەستی"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "biylik",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "бийлик"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "coŋdor",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "чоңдор"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "başcı",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "башчы"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "avtoritet",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "авторитет"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "ıygarım ukuk",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "ыйгарым укук"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "bedel",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "бедел"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "kadır",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "кадыр"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "kadır-bark",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "кадыр-барк негиз"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "tüp",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "түп"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "uruksat",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "уруксат"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "avtoritettüülük",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "авторитеттүүлүк"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "bedeldüülük",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "беделдүүлүк"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "kadırluuluk",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "кадырлуулук"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "bilgic",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "билгич"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "auctōritās"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "lb",
          "lang": "Luxembourgish",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Autoritéit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "autoriti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "adhikāraṁ",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "അധികാരം"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "mt",
          "lang": "Maltese",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "awtoritá"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "swb",
          "lang": "Maore Comorian",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "tags": [
            "class-9"
          ],
          "word": "yezi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "kanoi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "whakaruruhau"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "manatū"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "gun",
          "lang": "Mbyá Guaraní",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "po'aka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "enm",
          "lang": "Middle English",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "auctorite"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ealdordōm"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "autorytet"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "powaga"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "autoridade"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "autoritate"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vlastʹ",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "власть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ùghdarras"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "autorita"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "avtoriteta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "autoridad"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "mamlaka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "auktoritet"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "adhikāramu",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "అధికారము"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "am-nâat",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "อำนาจ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "otorite"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "yetki"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "vláda",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "вла́да"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "alt": "權力",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "word": "quyền lực"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "awdurdod"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 12 2 4 6 2",
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "oytoritet",
          "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "אויטאָריטעט"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Authorities say the suspect fled on foot.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1927, F. E. Penny, chapter 4, in Pulling the Strings",
          "text": "The case was that of a murder. It had an element of mystery about it, however, which was puzzling the authorities. A turban and loincloth soaked in blood had been found; also a staff.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2013 August 10, “Legal highs: A new prescription”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8848",
          "text": "No sooner has a [synthetic] drug been blacklisted than chemists adjust their recipe and start churning out a subtly different one. These “legal highs” are sold for the few months it takes the authorities to identify and ban them, and then the cycle begins again.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2023 February 12, Daniel E. Slotnik, Amelia Nierenberg, “Your Monday Briefing: U.S. Destroys U.F.O.s”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-02-13, Briefing",
          "text": "In China, authorities said they might soon shoot down an unidentified flying object over waters near the northern city of Rizhao, The South China Morning Post reported.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Persons, regarded collectively, who occupy official positions of power; police or law enforcement."
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          "word": "autoritet"
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          "tags": [
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            "plural"
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          "word": "當局"
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          "word": "当局"
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          "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "autorita"
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          "_dis1": "5 80 3 3 6 2",
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          "tags": [
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
          "tags": [
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          "_dis1": "5 80 3 3 6 2",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "_dis1": "5 80 3 3 6 2",
          "code": "eo",
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          "word": "instanco"
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          "_dis1": "5 80 3 3 6 2",
          "code": "et",
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          "word": "võim"
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          "_dis1": "5 80 3 3 6 2",
          "code": "fi",
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          "word": "viranomaiset"
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          "_dis1": "5 80 3 3 6 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "autorité"
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          "_dis1": "5 80 3 3 6 2",
          "code": "ka",
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          "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
          "word": "ხელისუფლება"
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        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 3 3 6 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "Autorität"
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          "_dis1": "5 80 3 3 6 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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          "_dis1": "5 80 3 3 6 2",
          "code": "el",
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          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
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          "_dis1": "5 80 3 3 6 2",
          "code": "he",
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            "plural"
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        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 3 3 6 2",
          "code": "hu",
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          "word": "hatóság"
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          "code": "hu",
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          "_dis1": "5 80 3 3 6 2",
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          "word": "főfelügyelet"
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          "_dis1": "5 80 3 3 6 2",
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          "_dis1": "5 80 3 3 6 2",
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          "_dis1": "5 80 3 3 6 2",
          "code": "ga",
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          "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "údarás"
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          "_dis1": "5 80 3 3 6 2",
          "code": "it",
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          "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "autorità"
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          "_dis1": "5 80 3 3 6 2",
          "alt": "とうきょく",
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          "word": "当局"
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        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 3 3 6 2",
          "alt": "權力者",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "gwollyeokja",
          "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
          "word": "권력자"
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        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 3 3 6 2",
          "code": "ms",
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          "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
          "word": "pihak berkuasa"
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          "_dis1": "5 80 3 3 6 2",
          "code": "ml",
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        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 3 3 6 2",
          "code": "mt",
          "lang": "Maltese",
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          "word": "awtoritarju"
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        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 3 3 6 2",
          "code": "mt",
          "lang": "Maltese",
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "awtoritarja"
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        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 3 3 6 2",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
          "tags": [
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            "masculine"
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          "word": "styresmakt"
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        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 3 3 6 2",
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          "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
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        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 3 3 6 2",
          "code": "nn",
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          "tags": [
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          "code": "nn",
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          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "styresmakt"
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        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 3 3 6 2",
          "code": "om",
          "lang": "Oromo",
          "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
          "word": "aangoo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 3 3 6 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "władza"
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        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 3 3 6 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "autoridade"
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        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 3 3 6 2",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
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          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "autoritate"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 3 3 6 2",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
          "tags": [
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            "plural"
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          "word": "autorități"
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        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 3 3 6 2",
          "code": "ru",
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          "roman": "vlastʹ",
          "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "власть"
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        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 3 3 6 2",
          "code": "ru",
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          "roman": "vlásti",
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          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "вла́сти"
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        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 3 3 6 2",
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          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "ùghdarras"
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        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 3 3 6 2",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "avtoriteta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 3 3 6 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "policía"
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        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 3 3 6 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "autoridades"
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        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 3 3 6 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
          "tags": [
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            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "fuerzas del orden"
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        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 3 3 6 2",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
          "word": "mamlaka"
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        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 3 3 6 2",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "myndighet"
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        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 3 3 6 2",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "jâao-nâa-tîi",
          "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
          "word": "เจ้าหน้าที่"
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          "_dis1": "5 80 3 3 6 2",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
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          "_dis1": "5 80 3 3 6 2",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
          "tags": [
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "yetkililer"
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        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 3 3 6 2",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "vláda",
          "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "вла́да"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 80 3 3 6 2",
          "code": "cy",
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          "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "awdurdod"
        }
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          "text": "the world's foremost authority on orangutans",
          "type": "example"
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          "text": "My cheap dictionary is not the authority on word derivations.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "1930 September 18, Albert Einstein, as quoted in Albert Einstein: Creator and Rebel (1988) by Banesh Hoffman\nTo punish me for my contempt of authority, Fate has made me an authority myself."
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          "_dis1": "2 6 59 26 5 2",
          "code": "af",
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          "sense": "reliable source of information on a subject",
          "word": "gesaghebbende bron"
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          "code": "sq",
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          "word": "autoritet"
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        {
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          "code": "hy",
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          "roman": "heġinakutʿyun",
          "sense": "reliable source of information on a subject",
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          "code": "be",
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          "sense": "reliable source of information on a subject",
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          "word": "аўтарытэ́т"
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        {
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          "code": "bg",
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          "roman": "poznaváč",
          "sense": "reliable source of information on a subject",
          "tags": [
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          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "авторите́т"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 6 59 26 5 2",
          "code": "cmn",
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 6 59 26 5 2",
          "code": "cmn",
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          "_dis1": "2 6 59 26 5 2",
          "code": "cs",
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "autorita"
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        {
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          "code": "nl",
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          "sense": "reliable source of information on a subject",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "autoriteit"
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          "code": "fi",
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        {
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          "code": "fi",
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        },
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          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "autorité"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 6 59 26 5 2",
          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "reliable source of information on a subject",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Autorität"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 6 59 26 5 2",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "afthentía",
          "sense": "reliable source of information on a subject",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "αυθεντία"
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        {
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          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "bar-samkha",
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "בר-סמכא"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 6 59 26 5 2",
          "code": "hu",
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          "code": "hu",
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          "word": "autoritate"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 6 59 26 5 2",
          "code": "ga",
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          "sense": "reliable source of information on a subject",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "údarás"
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          "_dis1": "2 6 59 26 5 2",
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          "sense": "reliable source of information on a subject",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "autorità"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 6 59 26 5 2",
          "alt": "けんい",
          "code": "ja",
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          "sense": "reliable source of information on a subject",
          "word": "権威"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 6 59 26 5 2",
          "alt": "權威者",
          "code": "ko",
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          "sense": "reliable source of information on a subject",
          "word": "권위자"
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "gwonwi",
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 6 59 26 5 2",
          "code": "mi",
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          "sense": "reliable source of information on a subject",
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 6 59 26 5 2",
          "code": "pl",
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          "sense": "reliable source of information on a subject",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "reliable source of information on a subject",
          "tags": [
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 6 59 26 5 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "reliable source of information on a subject",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "powaga"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 6 59 26 5 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "reliable source of information on a subject",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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        ],
        [
          "expertise",
          "expertise"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncountable) Status as a trustworthy source of information, reputation for mastery or expertise; or claim to such status or reputation."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "cred"
        },
        {
          "word": "gravitas"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English uncountable nouns"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1964 July, “XP64: New Standard Carriage Project”, in Modern Railways, page 2",
          "text": "Authority to construct eight carriages, to test the new design in public service, had already been given; but of course complete working drawings had first to be prepared.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Official permission; authorisation to act in some capacity on behalf of a ruling entity."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "permission",
          "permission"
        ],
        [
          "authorisation",
          "authorization"
        ],
        [
          "capacity",
          "capacity"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncountable) Official permission; authorisation to act in some capacity on behalf of a ruling entity."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "New York Port Authority",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Chicago Transit Authority",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A government-owned agency that runs a revenue-generating activity for public benefit."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "agency",
          "agency"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(countable) A government-owned agency that runs a revenue-generating activity for public benefit."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɔːˈθɒɹəti/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɔːˈθɒɹɪti/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈθɔɹəti/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈθɑɹəti/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɒːˈtɒɹɪti/",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɒɹɪti"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-authority.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/29/En-us-authority.ogg/En-us-authority.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/En-us-authority.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "authourity"
    },
    {
      "word": "authoritie"
    },
    {
      "word": "autority"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "auctoritie"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "gesag"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "autoritet"
    },
    {
      "code": "apw",
      "lang": "Western Apache",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "hashidilaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "sulṭa",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "سُلْطَة"
    },
    {
      "code": "an",
      "lang": "Aragonese",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "autoridat"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "heġinakutʿyun",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "հեղինակություն"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "hakimiyyət"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "dəwlət",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "дәүләт"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "xökümət",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "хөкүмәт"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "uláda",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ула́да"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "vlast",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "власт"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "avtoritét",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "авторите́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "autoritat"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "權力"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "quánlì",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "权力"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "權威"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "quánwēi",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "权威"
    },
    {
      "code": "kw",
      "lang": "Cornish",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "awtorita"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "autorita"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "myndighed"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bevoegdheid"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "gezag"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "aŭtoritato"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "võim"
    },
    {
      "code": "ee",
      "lang": "Ewe",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "ŋusẽ"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "auktoriteetti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "käskyvalta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "vaikutusvalta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "valta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "autorité"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "autoridade"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "uplebamosileba",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "უფლებამოსილება"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "xelisupleba",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "ხელისუფლება"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ʒalaupleba",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "ძალაუფლება"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "rc̣munebuleba",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "რწმუნებულება"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Autorität"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "waldufni",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌳𐌿𐍆𐌽𐌹"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "exousía",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "εξουσία"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "archí",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "αρχή"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "exousía",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ἐξουσία"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "arkhḗ",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "ἀρχή"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "samkhút",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "סַמְכוּת"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "otorita",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "אוֹטוֹרִיטָה"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "felhatalmazás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "meghatalmazás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "hatalom"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "tekintély"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "otoritas"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "kewenangan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "autoritate"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "údarás"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "urlámhas"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "autorità"
    },
    {
      "alt": "けんりょく",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kenryoku",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "権力"
    },
    {
      "alt": "けんい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ken'i",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "権威"
    },
    {
      "alt": "きょうけん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kyōken",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "強権"
    },
    {
      "alt": "權力",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gwollyeok",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "권력"
    },
    {
      "alt": "權能",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gwonneung",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "권능"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "desellat",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "دەسەڵات"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "berdestî",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "بەردەستی"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "biylik",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "бийлик"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "coŋdor",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "чоңдор"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "başcı",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "башчы"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "avtoritet",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "авторитет"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "ıygarım ukuk",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "ыйгарым укук"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "avtoritet",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "авторитет"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "bedel",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "бедел"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "kadır",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "кадыр"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "kadır-bark",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "кадыр-барк негиз"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "tüp",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "түп"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "uruksat",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "уруксат"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "avtoritettüülük",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "авторитеттүүлүк"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "bedeldüülük",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "беделдүүлүк"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "kadırluuluk",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "кадырлуулук"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "bilgic",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "билгич"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "auctōritās"
    },
    {
      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Autoritéit"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "autoriti"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "adhikāraṁ",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "അധികാരം"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "awtoritá"
    },
    {
      "code": "swb",
      "lang": "Maore Comorian",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "tags": [
        "class-9"
      ],
      "word": "yezi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "kanoi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "whakaruruhau"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "manatū"
    },
    {
      "code": "gun",
      "lang": "Mbyá Guaraní",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "po'aka"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "auctorite"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ealdordōm"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "autorytet"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "powaga"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "autoridade"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "autoritate"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vlastʹ",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "власть"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ùghdarras"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "autorita"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "avtoriteta"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "autoridad"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "mamlaka"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "auktoritet"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "adhikāramu",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "అధికారము"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "am-nâat",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "อำนาจ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "otorite"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "yetki"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vláda",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "вла́да"
    },
    {
      "alt": "權力",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "word": "quyền lực"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "awdurdod"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "oytoritet",
      "sense": "power to enforce rules or give orders",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "אויטאָריטעט"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
      "word": "autoritet"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "išxanutʿyun",
      "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
      "word": "իշխանություն"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "uláda",
      "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ула́да"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "vlásti",
      "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "вла́сти"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
      "word": "當局"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "dāngjú",
      "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
      "word": "当局"
    },
    {
      "code": "kw",
      "lang": "Cornish",
      "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "awtorita"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "autorita"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "autoriteit"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "usually"
      ],
      "word": "autoriteiten"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "gezag"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "overheid"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
      "word": "instanco"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
      "word": "võim"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
      "word": "viranomaiset"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "autorité"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "xelisupleba",
      "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
      "word": "ხელისუფლება"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Autorität"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Behörde"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "archés",
      "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "αρχές"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "rashuyot",
      "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "רשויות"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
      "word": "hatóság"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
      "word": "szakhatóság"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
      "word": "felügyelet"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
      "word": "főfelügyelet"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
      "word": "otoritas"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
      "word": "autoritate"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "údarás"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "autorità"
    },
    {
      "alt": "とうきょく",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tōkyoku",
      "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
      "word": "当局"
    },
    {
      "alt": "權力者",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gwollyeokja",
      "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
      "word": "권력자"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
      "word": "pihak berkuasa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "adhikārikaḷ",
      "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
      "word": "അധികാരികൾ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "awtoritarju"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "awtoritarja"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "styresmakt"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "styremakt"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "styremakt"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "styresmakt"
    },
    {
      "code": "om",
      "lang": "Oromo",
      "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
      "word": "aangoo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "władza"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "autoridade"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "autoritate"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "autorități"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vlastʹ",
      "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "власть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vlásti",
      "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "usually"
      ],
      "word": "вла́сти"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ùghdarras"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "avtoriteta"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "policía"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "autoridades"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "fuerzas del orden"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
      "word": "mamlaka"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "myndighet"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "jâao-nâa-tîi",
      "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
      "word": "เจ้าหน้าที่"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete",
        "plural",
        "possibly"
      ],
      "word": "salahiyetliler"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "yetkililer"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vláda",
      "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "вла́да"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "police or law enforcement collectively",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "awdurdod"
    },
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "reliable source of information on a subject",
      "word": "gesaghebbende bron"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "reliable source of information on a subject",
      "word": "autoritet"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "heġinakutʿyun",
      "sense": "reliable source of information on a subject",
      "word": "հեղինակություն"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "aŭtarytét",
      "sense": "reliable source of information on a subject",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "аўтарытэ́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "poznaváč",
      "sense": "reliable source of information on a subject",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "познава́ч"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "avtoritét",
      "sense": "reliable source of information on a subject",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "авторите́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "reliable source of information on a subject",
      "word": "權威"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "quánwēi",
      "sense": "reliable source of information on a subject",
      "word": "权威"
    },
    {
      "code": "kw",
      "lang": "Cornish",
      "sense": "reliable source of information on a subject",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "awtorita"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "reliable source of information on a subject",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "autorita"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "reliable source of information on a subject",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "autoriteit"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "reliable source of information on a subject",
      "word": "asjatundja"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "reliable source of information on a subject",
      "word": "asiantuntija"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "reliable source of information on a subject",
      "word": "auktoriteetti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "reliable source of information on a subject",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "autorité"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "reliable source of information on a subject",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Autorität"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "afthentía",
      "sense": "reliable source of information on a subject",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "αυθεντία"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "bar-samkha",
      "sense": "reliable source of information on a subject",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "בר-סמכא"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "reliable source of information on a subject",
      "word": "tekintély"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "reliable source of information on a subject",
      "word": "szaktekintély"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "reliable source of information on a subject",
      "word": "autoritate"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "reliable source of information on a subject",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "údarás"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "reliable source of information on a subject",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "autorità"
    },
    {
      "alt": "けんい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ken'i",
      "sense": "reliable source of information on a subject",
      "word": "権威"
    },
    {
      "alt": "權威者",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gwonwija",
      "sense": "reliable source of information on a subject",
      "word": "권위자"
    },
    {
      "alt": "權威",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gwonwi",
      "sense": "reliable source of information on a subject",
      "word": "권위"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "reliable source of information on a subject",
      "word": "kanoi"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "reliable source of information on a subject",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "autorytet"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "reliable source of information on a subject",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "arbiter"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "reliable source of information on a subject",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "powaga"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "reliable source of information on a subject",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "autoridade"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "reliable source of information on a subject",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "autoritate"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "avtoritét",
      "sense": "reliable source of information on a subject",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "авторите́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "reliable source of information on a subject",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ùghdarras"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "reliable source of information on a subject",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "avtoriteta"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "reliable source of information on a subject",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "autoridad"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "reliable source of information on a subject",
      "word": "bilirkişi"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "reliable source of information on a subject",
      "word": "uzman"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "reliable source of information on a subject",
      "word": "yetkili"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "avtorytét",
      "sense": "reliable source of information on a subject",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "авторите́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "reliable source of information on a subject",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "awdurdod"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "oytoritet",
      "sense": "reliable source of information on a subject",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "אויטאָריטעט"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "reliability, trustworthiness, or expertise",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "autoridad"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "administrácyja",
      "sense": "government agency that runs a revenue-generating activity",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "адміністра́цыя"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "kiraŭníctva",
      "sense": "government agency that runs a revenue-generating activity",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "кіраўні́цтва"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "government agency that runs a revenue-generating activity",
      "word": "laitos"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "government agency that runs a revenue-generating activity",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Behörde"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "government agency that runs a revenue-generating activity",
      "word": "kormányzati hatóság"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "government agency that runs a revenue-generating activity",
      "word": "otoritas"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "government agency that runs a revenue-generating activity",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "údarás"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "government agency that runs a revenue-generating activity",
      "word": "penguasa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "government agency that runs a revenue-generating activity",
      "word": "pihak berkuasa"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "government agency that runs a revenue-generating activity",
      "word": "manatū"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "government agency that runs a revenue-generating activity",
      "word": "rangatōpū"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "administrácija",
      "sense": "government agency that runs a revenue-generating activity",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "администра́ция"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "upravlénije",
      "sense": "government agency that runs a revenue-generating activity",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "управле́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "government agency that runs a revenue-generating activity",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "myndighet"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "administrácija",
      "sense": "government agency that runs a revenue-generating activity",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "адміністра́ція"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "upravlínnja",
      "sense": "government agency that runs a revenue-generating activity",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "управлі́ння"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "kerivnýctvo",
      "sense": "government agency that runs a revenue-generating activity",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "керівни́цтво"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "government agency that runs a revenue-generating activity",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "awdurdod"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "permission or authorisation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "autoridad"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "permission or authorisation",
      "word": "autorización"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "authority"
  ],
  "word": "authority"
}
{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/2013",
  "msg": "more than one value in \"roman\": negiz vs. kadır-bark",
  "path": [
    "authority"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "authority",
  "trace": ""
}

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